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4,964 total views Dt 26:4-11 The reading highlights the practice of Hebrew believers presenting part of their annual harvest to the Lord as an expression of
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5,502 total views Sir 27:4-7 The proverbs from Sirach emphasize that speech reveals character. Just as shaking a sieve exposes coarse elements (v4), conversation uncovers a
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5,782 total views 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 The story of David sparing Saul’s life highlights the tension between them. Saul pursues David with a
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6,122 total views 6th Sunday C Jer 17:5-8 The reading from Jeremiah emphasizes the importance of trusting in Yahweh using three key elements of Hebrew poetry.
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6,300 total views 5th Sunday C Is 6:1-2, 3-8 In 742 B.C., the year of King Uzziah’s death, Isaiah experiences a theophany during a temple liturgy,
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6,501 total views 4th Sunday C Jer 1:4-5, 17-19 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 Lk 4:21-30 The call of the prophet often brings difficult and even frightening consequences.
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6,287 total views Neh 8:2-4, 5-6, 8-10 The lay ruler Nehemiah and the priest Ezra played a crucial role in the reconstruction of Jerusalem—socially, physically, and
